A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port over the weekend with a 44-foot dead endangered whale across its bow, marine authorities confirmed.
  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It may well have already been dead. They’re performing a necroscopy.

    I’m no marine biologist, but I’m guessing a small whale is plenty fast enough to dodge a gigantic cruise ship. They don’t exactly haul ass. OR, there was something terribly wrong with it so that it couldn’t get away.